Hugh Hefner Interview of the Day: Hugh Hefner recently sat down with E! and opened up about his feelings concerning the Lindsay Lohan Playboy spread.
Hef admitted that he had “mixed emotions” about the shoot because he “wasn’t sure where she was with her life,” and that the original idea didn’t even come from him, but rather from his editors working in Chicago.
Hefner did take credit for the idea of paying homage to Marilyn Monroe, explaining:
She had done semi-nudes before. I wanted to do something that would be memorable, so what is more natural, since she [Lohan] is a huge fan of Marilyn Monroe, to do something that is a tribute to the red velvet Tom Kelley photo shoot?
Hef also revealed that it was he who pushed Lohan into doing nude pics, stating:
I think it was essentially mama and the folks around her that kept pushing for less nudity, and I said ‘We’re doing a nude pictorial here. We’re gonna do it in a very classy way. We’re gonna do it in a way which it will not be forgotten.’”
He feels that he accomplished that goal, and with all the publicity the issue has generated, it’s hard to argue with him.
Check out a video of the interview after the jump. [WARNING! Video autoplays.]
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